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Black History Month has meaning for all

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As a Pakistani immigrant to the United States, I always thought that Black
History Month had little, if anything, to do with me. In studying the life of one of the more
controversial figures of Black History Month, Malcolm X, I realized its true essence.

In his spiritual journey to Mecca, Malcolm saw the manifestation of Prophet Muhammad's words, “a
white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white, except in
piety and good action.”

Malcolm X stood alongside people of all colors and races dressed in two simple white sheets, to
symbolize the equality of all people in the sight of God.

That is the message he brought back to the United States, and in that, I too, can celebrate
Black History Month.